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Originally, Round Rock was not named Round Rock nor was it located where it is currently. Coincidence and fate combined to determine the location of Round Rock. The initial settlement of Brushy (as the town was originally called) was located near the banks of Brushy Creek at the natural fording area by the round rock.
The Brushy Creek Post Office was established in a section of Thomas C. Oatts' store on May 27, 1851. However in 1854, postal authorities asked Mr. Oatts to provide another name for the settlement (being that there was already a town in the State that called itself Brushy). Mr. Oatts decided to rename the town Round Rock in recognition of the large rock in the middle of Brushy Creek where he and Jacob Harrell spent much time sitting and fishing; thus on August 24, 1854, the name of Round Rock was officially given to the community (Scarbrough 310).
The coming of the International and Great Northern Railroad in 1876 forced the commercial area of Round Rock to move to the east, leaving the original settlement to be referred to as Old Town forever more. Today, the area has special historical interest and several businesses have restored and then located their shops in these buildings. The restoration of this area can be seen as being an attempt to emphasize the historic past of the City of Round Rock.
I normally find myself in Round Rock on Saturday mornings to run a few errands and decided to stop by Brushy Creek to see how well the recent storms have treated it. It was definitely flowing much better than any time over the last 2-3 years and the round rock had quite a bit of water around it. The creek could still use a bit more water but it was definitely a pleasant walk through Memorial Park. The round rock can be found just off HWY 79 near the Chisolm Trail crossing.
Currently on display at the Douglas County courthouse in downtown Lawrence, KS
--update-- this piece has been sold
The current exhibition of which I know nothing about.
Many sculptures like these were in the basement and scattered across the floor were more of these worm things that were accidentally kicked every other second making a lovely sound that echoed through the toilet smelling room.
Mahe-Mehr Cultural and Artistic Institute
12 KajAbadi St, Vali-e-Asr Ave (between Jordan and Vali-e-asr)
Students in Spanish III learn about Diego Rivera and his influences for his famous murals throughout Mexico thanks to El Museo de las Americas. The murals of Diego Rivera gave him a medium to express his opinions about issues surrounding him. Through their own murals, Arapahoe students give their perspectives on today's society.
a465 gilwern to brynmawr dualling heads of the valleys road comstruction march 2018 nl
Press releas: Summary
Project status: Current
Region/county: South-east Wales
Start date: End 2014
End date: 2019
Cost: Total project costs circa £220m
Design and build contractors: Costain Ltd, with Atkins, Ch2M & RPS
This project is registered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (external link).
Why are we doing it
The existing A465 was built in the 1960s and is a single three lane carriageway with two lanes in the uphill direction and one in the downhill direction. A regional traffic study in 1990 identified the need to improve this road. This improvement to the A465 is critical to the social and economic regeneration of the Heads of the Valleys area.
The width of the road restricts traffic flow and opportunities for safe overtaking. In many areas there is poor visibility. Accidents on this stretch are concentrated around junctions and areas with poor visibility
This improvement to the A465 is critical to the social and economic regeneration of the Heads of the Valleys area. It will improve access to key services, jobs and markets supporting inward investment to areas such as the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone.
Current progress
Some of the construction progress to date includes:
2 new bridges at Glanbaiden roundabout have been completed and will be open to traffic soon.
The concrete arch bridge at Gilwern has been erected and the traffic is running through the arch. This bridge is the largest of its type in the world.
The footbridge at Gilwern has been lifted into place and will soon be open for use.
Extensive work has been carried out along the length of the scheme to steepen the surrounding ground and enable widening of the carriageway.
The works have included the construction of 6200m of retaining walls to date and installation of over 6000 soil nails.
The 2 road bridges at Saleyard are nearing completion. These will be open for traffic use before the end of 2017.
A total of 33 diversions to Statutory Undertaker apparatus (water mains, gas mains, phone lines and electricity supplies etc.) have been completed. These have included major diversions work to two high pressure gas mains and a water main that required a new 1.5m wide, 100m long tunnel at a depth of 20m below the surface.
The treatment of a number of old mine workings uncovered near the Brynmawr junction.
The abutments for the Gateway Bridge at bridge at Brynmawr have been completed. Work will begin on the crossing structure at the end of Summer 2017.
Over 4000 trees have been planted within the scheme footprint.
Timetable
Contractor appointed: 2011
Public information exhibitions: Throughout 2011
Statutory process to obtain powers to build the road: October 2013 – Dec 2014
Public local inquiry: March 2014
Construction began: End 2014
Completion: 2019
5 Year environmental aftercare and defect correction: 2024
How we consulted
We consulted on improvements to the A465 between Abergavenny and Hirwaun in 1994 as part of the process to develop the preferred route for the whole project.
In 2011 we held a series of public information exhibitions, presentations to local interest groups and meetings with local landowners and businesses We gathered information at these events to help the team understand how this section fit with local priorities, objectives and policies. This influenced the scheme design.
We held exhibitions of the draft orders in November 2013. These provided details of the final scheme which we then took through the statutory planning process.
An independent inspector held a public local inquiry in March & April 2014, where supporters and objectors to the scheme were able to present their case.
Alternative routes proposed by objectors were considered in a public inquiry alongside our published scheme.
Costain have a dedicated Community Manager and a Public Liaison Officer, Jeff Mapps, as part of their site team.
If you have a concern or query, you can contact Jeff Mapps by email: Jeff.Mapps@costain.com or on 07739634021 or 0845 600 2664 (24 hours).
You can also write to:
Costain Ltd
A465 Section 2 Project Office
Ty Gwyn Road
Twyn Wenallt
Gilwern, Abergavenny
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A junior holds the hand of a friend while she donates blood at the Blood Drive on February 25th. Photo by Mackenzie Lanphear/Calumet.
Currently used as a mobile exhibition for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is this former Fishwick Atlantean / East Lancs SRN103P.
Abandoned and derelict
Currently accepting renters near the school:
L$250 per week per 512sqm(117 prims) Residential
L$350 per week per 512sqm(117 prims) Stores
Themed zoning applies
see covenant
Posted by Second Life Resident Torley Linden. Visit Cellar Proper.
This auction and many others are currently being run by ZNE and I wholeheartedly encourage your support. Please read this and respond by visiting their auction page...
THE CAUSE
(quoted from the ZNE site here, click for full details)
"In the Spring and early Summer of 2007, the San Francisco Bay Area artistic community's bright future dimmed for an unbearable moment, when we lost two beautiful young women. On April 19, Dublin artist Gina Gabriell suffered the devastating loss of her 19 year old daughter Stevie Christine McMoyler to brain cancer, and on June 15, Danville artist Iva Wilcox suffered an equal devastation when her 17 year old daughter Brianna Lauren Grant died from complications as a result of a very rare disease - MDS - Myelodysplastic Syndrome."
...as a mother, my daughter now only 6 years old, my heart and mind cannot fathom what the mother's of these two very bright, beautiful stars are dealing with. No parent should ever have to outlive their child. Please show your support in any way you can. If you cannot bid on this or any other auction they have listed, which I hope you will with your whole hearts, please do what you can by spreading the words. Banners are available through the ZNE site.
Bidding through Monday only!
This is only one of over 100 items on auction currently. Please bid generously on any one or more of the items to help lend support to the families of these two wonderful children.Earlier this year, 24 artists responded to a caffeinated query that produced a total of 300 FABULOUS pages resulting in three separate Coffee Cartel books. Consisting of 10 pages of caffeine induced creativity by some very talented artists - including Kelli Perkins of Cloth, Paper, Scissors fame - this single copy of the Coffee Cartel is being donated in support of ZNE's Hope Sees a Star fundraiser.
THIS IS THE ONLY COPY OUTSIDE OF THE NINE COPIES OWNED BY THE ARTISTS. THERE ARE ONLY A TOTAL OF 10 COPIES OF THIS BOOK IN EXISTENCE AND NONE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE EVER AGAIN.
Thank you all for your time and your compassion.
Namaste,
Ria :)
Hostess, Coffee Cartel
Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology: Addressing Current and Emerging Development Challenges. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 30 November 2018
SESSION 3: Nuclear Science and Technology Applications: Sustaining, Enabling and Empowering
PANEL 3.2: Sustaining nuclear technology through capacity building
In this session, experiences related to, and options for, achieving the sustainable and safe use of nuclear technology will be shared and discussed. Education, training and an adequate institutional infrastructure are essential for the sustainable and safe use of nuclear science and technology in Member States, providing a strong knowledge foundation to enable research and development and to cater to a country’s specific needs to achieve its socio-economic development. For the effective use of the applications of nuclear science and technology, it is essential to have a holistic representation and participation of all segments of society, especially women and youth. FRIDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2018 10:00-11:15 PANEL 3.1: Women in nuclear
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Moderator:
Mr Shaukat Abdulrazak, Director, Division for Africa, Department of Technical Cooperation, IAEA
Panellists:
Ms Olga Lugovskaya, Head, Gosatomnadzor, Belarus
Mr PR Vasudeva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India
Mr Vladimír Šucha, Director General, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Union
Mr Djarot Sulistio Wisnubroto, Chairman, National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), Indonesia
Current and former Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team gather for their annual regimental muster and celebration of Saint Barbara’s Day Dec. 7, 2019, in Williamsburg, Virginia. During the event, 10 Soldiers were awarded the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, and four were honored with the Ancient Order of Saint Barbara, named for the patron saint of artillerymen. Hampton-based Charlie Battery was named the “best battery” during the event for their efforts in 2019. VNG Soldiers assigned to the Troutville-based 29th Infantry Division Band provided ceremonial and festive music for the occasion. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)
(CHICAGO, Illinois - 19-26 August, 2011) Veterans wounded in current campaigns, (OEF, OIF, OND, Gulf War) and those retirees of previous wars, participated in a three-day United States Olympic Committee (USOC) training camp and subsequent inaugural Olympic style Valor Games Midwest 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The confidence and empowerment events sponsored by the Veteran's Administration, World Sports Chicago, USA Paralympics and the Support All Veterans Equally (S.A.V.E) organization, embraced the capabilities of participants who, at first glance, because of percieved disabilities ranging from severe traumatic brain injuries, loss of limbs, wheelchair confinement and other debilitating ailments, introducing them to events such as track & field, archery, winter biathlon challenges, rowing and water activity, to name a few, and Warriors who, like themselves, were stricken ill or injured during active duty. Focusing on existing self-determinations and reinforcing the military's esprit de corps. Jeanette Thompson, a wheelchair athlete and paralympian who was introduced to the throwing events at a USOC Paralympic Military Sports Camp in Rhode Island in 2009 and made a dramatic showing at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand in January as a member of Team USA and placing first in several field events in 2010. She was also named 2010 Rookie of the Year in wheelchair basketball by the Augusta Bulldogs. Thompson said these events are an opportunity to be oneself without the misconception of limitations. "Since my injury the stigma associated with being (confined) to two-wheels has been fun to disprove," the gregarious retired Army non-commissioned officer explained. "Now (injured veterans) come together and feel the normalcy of being a team with commonalities, not restrictions, and look beyond societal restrictions and move forward to continue to proudly represent our country in other capacities."
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith, Ft. Stewart Warrior Transition Bn.)
Dunno why, just had the urge to post it. Like someone coming round to your house, I've tidied all the crap on the desktop, and hidden it under the carpet. Once you're gone, I'll dump it all back there again.
Jons mac is wearing a desktop background by www.rimshotdesign.com/ with icons by www.hellaboss.com and www.brendandawes.com/downloads/index.php
Marian Keyes, Rachel's Holiday.
I like the crop.
@ Nicole: I generally like her books. It's chicklit only with some depth to it... the author doesn't write about birds and bees but about serious subjects without losing humor. This book is about a woman in rehab dealing with a drug addiction.
No group images in my comments please.
SP 6200448
SP 6208085
S 6098898
SC28/3.5
W-Nikkor C 35/1.8
Sonner 50/1.5
(It is too Super to take picture.It is easy to be taken picture by this lens)
Nikkor 8.5/2
Nikkor 135/3.5
(Heavy brass black lens )